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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
John Green you never fail me. Your books are guilty pleasures in which I feel no guilt. You give me an excuse to cry with your beautifully woven tapestries of love, life, and loss.
I love this book. It is such great writing. I am just such a huge fan of these teens and their healthy, messy, real relationships. I wish I had read a lot more books like this when I was actually a teen. It probably would have really helped me with my own relationship-forming.
This books is about a teenager who is a terminal cancer patient. She meets a really cute boy at a cancer support group and they fall in love. So there is a lot of discussion of sickness in the book. I think I could really relate to a lot of that as well. I don't have cancer, but I have felt betrayed by my body many times and I definitely don't have a trusting relationship with my body.
Anyway, I could go on and on about this book. I really, really liked it. It has great characters (the evil author is so awesome) and really great writing.
This books is about a teenager who is a terminal cancer patient. She meets a really cute boy at a cancer support group and they fall in love. So there is a lot of discussion of sickness in the book. I think I could really relate to a lot of that as well. I don't have cancer, but I have felt betrayed by my body many times and I definitely don't have a trusting relationship with my body.
Anyway, I could go on and on about this book. I really, really liked it. It has great characters (the evil author is so awesome) and really great writing.
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is amazing! Honestly. It's rarely amazing, not typical amazing. I don't think any book has made me cry and laugh at the same time. Let me tell you this that I never cry over movies and books and while reading this I did. I wasn't expecting this end though, which is good, I had a surprise! I was expecting it to be the other way around. Van Houten is a total ass, I just had to mention it.
Hazel is a cancer kid who spends most of her time at home until she goes to support group and meets Augustus Waters. By the end of the book she barely spends any time at home due to the hard events. :)
Hazel is a cancer kid who spends most of her time at home until she goes to support group and meets Augustus Waters. By the end of the book she barely spends any time at home due to the hard events. :)
i am SAD. four stars cuz sometimes it was like really teen edgy and it made me cringe. usually i like the edgy #different characters but it was kinda a lot at first, it got better throughout! it did make me cry though which isnt super uncommon but a win
Not typical teenagers. A good read. Will check out the movie.
Fantastic book. Quick read, but still manages to make you laugh and cry (a lot of both)... highly recommend. Now I really want to read his other books as well!
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Fault in Our Stars does not fall short of the usual emotional roller coaster John Green sends his readers on. This novel allows us to experience love, pain, hope, and breathtaking journeys through the eyes of the main character, Hazel Grace Lancaster.
Hazel Grace is the 16 year old narrator throughout the story. Hazel was diagnosed at age thirteen with a terminal form of thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs. Throughout the story, Hazel uses the term, “grenade” ever so often. She fears becoming too attached to people because she knows her death will be like a grenade. It will be a massive explosion and ultimately affect everyone around her. The way Hazel thinks and acts really impacts the reader. She teaches people to put their guard up. That is until heartthrob Augustus Waters comes along.
Augustus Waters is a sixteen-year-old with osteosarcoma, who falls head-over-heels in love with Hazel. The reader can tell right away their journey will be an epic love story. Augustus’ romantic gestures make the reader deeply and emotionally attached to him. Throughout the story, Hazel and Augustus realize they will be each others first and last love and they couldn't be more than okay with that.
One of the most important lessons I got out of this book is that pain is inevitable. Everyone is doomed to die, and all of the people around you will be put through unimaginable pain. Since death is certain, no one can avoid the pain of loosing someone you care about. This is not always a bad thing. When you die and make someone experience indescribable pain thats how you know that you matter enough. Thats how you know you influenced this persons life enough to make them hurt in such ways. Hazel reads, “Without pain, we couldn't know joy.” That is one of the major things to take out of this novel, along with many more. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a sucker for tragic love stories. Also, anyone who can handle disappointment, heartache, and jealousy.
Hazel Grace is the 16 year old narrator throughout the story. Hazel was diagnosed at age thirteen with a terminal form of thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs. Throughout the story, Hazel uses the term, “grenade” ever so often. She fears becoming too attached to people because she knows her death will be like a grenade. It will be a massive explosion and ultimately affect everyone around her. The way Hazel thinks and acts really impacts the reader. She teaches people to put their guard up. That is until heartthrob Augustus Waters comes along.
Augustus Waters is a sixteen-year-old with osteosarcoma, who falls head-over-heels in love with Hazel. The reader can tell right away their journey will be an epic love story. Augustus’ romantic gestures make the reader deeply and emotionally attached to him. Throughout the story, Hazel and Augustus realize they will be each others first and last love and they couldn't be more than okay with that.
One of the most important lessons I got out of this book is that pain is inevitable. Everyone is doomed to die, and all of the people around you will be put through unimaginable pain. Since death is certain, no one can avoid the pain of loosing someone you care about. This is not always a bad thing. When you die and make someone experience indescribable pain thats how you know that you matter enough. Thats how you know you influenced this persons life enough to make them hurt in such ways. Hazel reads, “Without pain, we couldn't know joy.” That is one of the major things to take out of this novel, along with many more. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a sucker for tragic love stories. Also, anyone who can handle disappointment, heartache, and jealousy.